This web site was developed on
3/17/2004 so video game players could
find the high scores of the early 1980's and be able to learn how
Video Game Score Keeping came about and to explain how the video
game craze began and who was involved in its inception.

There are many rules that have to be followed in order to be
allowed onto the Twin Galaxies High Score Boardwww.twingalaxies.com

There is some controversy in getting onto and staying on
this list. This site gives some light on the stringent rules and other such
matters with the controversial high score challenge.

Frenzy World Record of Paul Dean - December 4, 2005
Mark Smith of Shelby, NC, United States has lost his 1983 golden era
Frenzy Title of 4,804,540, to Paul Dean, 4,874,931, of Riverside, CA, on
December 4, 2005 at the Totally Amused Classic Players Reunion at Humble, Texas.
This classic era players reunion and competition was run by Dwayne Richard,
Famous for many world record titles, and Walter Day, founder of Twin Galaxies.
This 41 hour game was grueling and probably will not be matched in the future
unless another iron man comes around in the next 20 years. Mark Smith's held his
title for 22 years, as his score was a tough score to beat because of the time
involved to marathon this title. Dwayne Richard and Walter Day confirmed the entire
Frenzy Game, and the Four Roll overs in which a referee must be present at all
times to confirm this difficult to follow game. When ever there is a roll over
present, there must be triple checks on the score to make sure it is legitimate.
This score was made the official world record on December 4, 2005 by Walter Day.

PONG
The first Coin-Op Video Game I ever played was a cocktail version of the
arcade game pong in 1972. This video game was in the Caboose waiting room
of The Railroader Restaurant of Riverside converted from an old train that
had seen better days on the railroad lines on Arlington/Magnolia Avenue,
Riverside, CA.
THE RAILROADER RESTAURANT
Serving famous hamburgers, malts, omlettes, and dinners in authentically decorated
railway dining cars. Enjoy family meals in the atmosphere of turn of the century
train travel. ALL ABOARD! Redlands, Riverside, Claremont, San Bernardino, Hemet
California.
Riverside - ex-UP #5111 and ex-UP club-lounge #6205 "MOJAVE RIVER"
Unfortunately, this Train, Restaurant disappeared and made way for an office
building -- Thus my memories are all that is left.
Pong Trivia
The legend of Nolan Bushnell and Pong being rejected by Bally, and putting
the prototype into Andy Capp's Tavern, a "rustic location" in Sunnyvale, CA,
is true -- at least, most of it is. According to the legend, the bartender
called Al Alcorn (who built the machine) two days after it was installed and
told him, "The f---ing thing is broken, get it out of here!" When Alcorn went
to check on it, he discovered that the jury-rigged coin box was overflowing,
preventing the mechanism from registering coins.
pong upright video game
The real story is that it was a polite call two weeks after it was installed,
where the tavern manager, Bill Gattis, said to Alcorn, "This is the weirdest
thing. When I opened the bar this morning, there were two or three people at
the door waiting to get in. They walked in and played that machine. They did
not buy anything. I have never seen anything like this before." He suggested
Alcorn should fix the machine since it had developed a following. Alcorn opened
the coin box to treat himself to a free game when quarters came gushing out.
He scooped up some of the quarters, put them in his pockets, gave Gattis his
business card and said, "Next time this happens, you call me at home right away.
I can always fix this one." After that, Bushnell decided Atari would manufacture
Pong itself.